We’re only six days away from one of the biggest events of royal
history, and all you need to know about the ceremonies and celebrations
is below:

Where can we watch the abdication and inauguration ceremonies?

So
far only NOS will live broadcast it online on both their website and Youtube Channel, many other website are
expected to broadcast and I will update this post with their links, but
mean while NOS is the only one, Click HERE to visit the website, and HERE for the Youtube channel.

What is the program of the ceremonies?

There
will be a dinner on April 29th, then the abdication ceremony at the
palace followed by a balcony appearance, next, there will be a
procession leading to the Nieuwe Kerk where the investiture will take
place, after that the newly crowned King will return to the palace to
receive the royal missions and dignitaries of the world who will attend,
finally the King’s song will be played minutes before the beginning of the water pageant
which will lead to the dinner offered by the Prime Minister. The
abdication ceremony will start at 10am CEST (GMT+2), for those who’ll be
watching from Egypt we follow the same CEST timezone.

For the exact timings of the rest of the events visit the official website of the Dutch Monarchy, HERE.


Who is attending?
Except
for the princely families of Monaco (Confirmed their attendance) and Liechtenstein who haven’t
confirmed their attendance, all the other European royal families (and
Japan) have confirmed their crown princely couples’ attendance. 
The list includes:
  • Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden.
  • Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway.
  • The Duke and Duchess of Brabant.
  • Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan (yes, I’m excited about that too!).
  • Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. 
  • The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.
  • The Prince and Princess of Asturias.  
  • HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco. 

UPDATE:  The official guest list has been released by the palace (LINK), they’re as follows (Not that Prince Albert is included just as we said days ago):

Royal Family

  • The Queen / Princess Beatrix
  • The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima / the King and
    Queen
  • Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess Alexia and Princess
    Ariane
  • Princess Mabel
  • Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien
  • Princess Irene
  • Princess Margriet and Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven
  • Princess Christina
  • Prince Carlos and Princess Annemarie
  • Princess Margarita and Mr Tjalling ten Cate
  • Prince Jaime
  • Princess Carolina and Mr Albert Brenninkmeijer
  • Prince Maurits and Princess Marilène
  • Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette
  • Prince Pieter Christiaan and Princess Anita
  • Prince Floris and Princess Aimée
  • Mr Bernardo Guillermo
  • Mr Nicolás Guillermo
  • Ms Juliana Guillermo

Royal Delegations

  • Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium
  • Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa of Bahrain
  • Crown Prince Billah and Princess Sarah of Brunei
  • Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
  • Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan
  • Prince El Hassan bin Talal and Princess Sarvath El Hassan of
    Jordan
  • Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie of
    Liechtenstein
  • Grand Duke Guillaume and Grand Duchess Stéphanie of
    Luxembourg
  • Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco
  • Prince Albert II of Monaco
  • Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princees Mette-Marit of
    Norway
  • Haitham bin Tareq al Said (Oman)
  • Sheikha Moza bint Nasser al-Misned (Qatar)
  • The Prince and Princess of Asturias (Spain)
  • Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn (Thailand)
  • Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Thailand)
  • The Prince of  Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall (United
    Kingdom)
  • Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed al Nahyan (United Arab Emirates)
  • Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden

 

News

Royal Family, Royal Delegations and Special Delegations at the
abdication and investiture, 28 April 2013

The following members of the Royal Family, Royal Delegations and
Special Delegationswill be present at the ceremonies surrounding
the abdication and investiture on 30 April.

Royal Family

  • The Queen / Princess Beatrix
  • The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima / the King and
    Queen
  • Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess Alexia and Princess
    Ariane
  • Princess Mabel
  • Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien
  • Princess Irene
  • Princess Margriet and Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven
  • Princess Christina
  • Prince Carlos and Princess Annemarie
  • Princess Margarita and Mr Tjalling ten Cate
  • Prince Jaime
  • Princess Carolina and Mr Albert Brenninkmeijer
  • Prince Maurits and Princess Marilène
  • Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette
  • Prince Pieter Christiaan and Princess Anita
  • Prince Floris and Princess Aimée
  • Mr Bernardo Guillermo
  • Mr Nicolás Guillermo
  • Ms Juliana Guillermo

Royal Delegations

  • Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium
  • Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa of Bahrain
  • Crown Prince Billah and Princess Sarah of Brunei
  • Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
  • Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan
  • Prince El Hassan bin Talal and Princess Sarvath El Hassan of
    Jordan
  • Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie of
    Liechtenstein
  • Grand Duke Guillaume and Grand Duchess Stéphanie of
    Luxembourg (A mistake in titles, Guillaume is the hereditary Grand Duke, Stephanie is the hereditary Grand Duchess)
  • Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco
  • Prince Albert II of Monaco
  • Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princees Mette-Marit of
    Norway
  • Haitham bin Tareq al Said (Oman)
  • Sheikha Moza bint Nasser al-Misned (Qatar)
  • The Prince and Princess of Asturias (Spain)
  • Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn (Thailand)
  • Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Thailand)
  • The Prince of  Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall (United
    Kingdom)
  • Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed al Nahyan (United Arab Emirates)
  • Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden

Special Delegations

  • Mr Amado Boudou, Vice-President of Argentina, and Senator
    Beatriz Rojkes de Alperovich, Provisional President of the
    Senate
  • Mr David Johnston, Governor-General of Canada, and Mrs Sharon
    Johnston
  • Professor Rita Süssmuth, former President of the Bundestag, and
    Professor Hans Süssmuth (Germany)
  • Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan and Mrs Zeynep Babacan of
    Turkey
  • Mr Suh Sang-Kee, Chairman of the Intelligence Committee of the
    National Assembly (Republic of Korea)
  • Mr José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission,
    and Mrs Margarida Barroso
  • Mr Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament
  • Mr Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, and
    Mrs Geertrui Van Rompuy
  • Count Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic
    Committee, and Countess Anne Rogge-Bovyn
  • Mr Kofi A. Annan, former Secretary-General of the United
    Nations, and Mrs Nane Annan
  • Mrs Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator


What’s the dress code for the investiture?
So
far the dress code hasn’t been released, but most likely it will be
white tie/military uniform, and gowns with hats (or tiaras or nothing), through history,
ladies sometimes opted for hats or bejeweled headgears. Will update the
post with information until the day comes. As for the abdication it’s morning suits for both women and men.
We discussed that yesterday already, Click HERE to see the post.
Just
one small update to yesterday’s post, Jan Taminiau press agent replied
today answering my email sent yesterday saying that they don’t
know if he’ll be dressing Princess Maxima or not, but if he is, they’ll
send a press release AFTER the ceremony, gives you a clue? Don’t forget
to vote on the thread on both your expected colour and designer!
How cute are all these things?
VERY, check out this video of  people cheering for Queen Bea and you’ll know!
What are you excited about the most in the abdication and investiture?
UPDATE: The Princely Palace of Monaco has confirmed the attendance of Prince Albert II; H.S.H. Prince Albert II will attend the investiture ceremony of His majesty
the King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands, in Amsterdam on 30th of April
2013.

 However, Princess Charlene will not be attending as she will be traveling abroadwithin the framework of Her Foundation activities.